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    1. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 29 Jan 2020

      1. So: there's been a spate of polemics recently arguing (or worrying) that Bernie Sanders is unelectable in the Atlantic, New York, New York Times & Slate. They raise good points but need more clarity on how electability is a choice that depends on members of Dem coalition.

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    2. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 29 Jan 2020

      2. Traditionally, if a candidate is seen as too extreme or unfit (Goldwater, McGovern) part of the coalition of their own party sits out the election or votes for opponents. But current polarization has changed that logic, as 2016 itself showed.

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    3. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 29 Jan 2020

      3. By any reasonable measure, Trump was in 2016 an unelectable candidate: no experience, hated by party elite, early signs of mental decline, history of bankruptcy, many offensive statements, many sexual assault allegations, "grab 'em by the pussy" etc?

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      Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 29 Jan 2020

      4. So how did "unelectable" Trump win an electoral college victory? Because of polarization. "Never Trump" Republicans were pitifully few in numbers (although they all ended up with newspaper columns) & most GOP thought "Hillary is the Devil & Trump will give us courts."

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        2. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 29 Jan 2020

          5. So the question about electability really falls on the Democratic electorate: are they willing to support a candidate from a different wing of the party in order to defeat Trump. Or to be more specific, will @jonathanchait vote for Sanders or Warren if they are the nominee?

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        3. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 29 Jan 2020

          6. The so-called electability problem is really a party unity problem. More thoughts on this here:https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/democratic-unity-sanders-warren/ …

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        1. skip schwarzman‏ @skip1515 29 Jan 2020
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          Did you hear @davidaxelrod @theaxefiles interview with @JohnHeilemann ? Heilemann says voters looked past Trump’s faults for emotional reasons & wd/are doing same re Biden, whose supporters pine for empathy in today’s climate of antagonism. Biden not my guy but it’s interesting

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        1. America First‏ @HKirsh1 29 Jan 2020
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          Hillary made some big mistakes as well.

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        2. Angie Maxwell‏ @AngieMaxwell1 29 Jan 2020
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          The % voting 3rd party/write-in was greater than the vote gap between HRC & Trump in 13 states and 1 district in NE worth a total of 155 electoral votes. They were Rs & I-L-Rs who didn't like Trump for reasons you list and Ds & I-L-Ds w/ high modern sexism scores @jonathanchait

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